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PHP Hacks Tips & Tools For Creating Dynamic Websites By Jack Herrington
December 2005
Pages: 468

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Chapter 1 Installation and Basics
1. Hacks 1–2: Introduction
2. Install PHP
3. Install PEAR Modules
Chapter 2 Web Design
1. Hacks 3–10: Introduction
2. Create a Skinnable Interface
3. Build a Breadcrumb Trail
4. Create HTML Boxes
5. Add Tabs to Your Web Interface
6. Give Your Customers Formatting Control with XSL
7. Build Lightweight HTML Graphs
8. Properly Size Image Tags
9. Send HTML Email
Chapter 3 DHTML
1. Hacks 11–26: Introduction
2. Put an Interactive Spreadsheet on Your Page
3. Create Pop-Up Hints
4. Create Drag-and-Drop Lists
5. Build Dynamic HTML Graphs
6. Section Your Content with Spinners
7. Create Drop-Down Stickies
8. Create Dynamic Navigation Menus
9. Obscure JavaScript Dynamically
10. Build a DHTML Binary Clock
11. Tame Ajax with JSON
12. Make a DHTML Slideshow
13. Add Vector Graphics with PHP
14. Build a Color Selector
15. Create Link Graphs
16. Create an Interactive Calendar
17. Create the Google Maps Scrolling Effect
Chapter 4 Graphics
1. Hacks 27–33: Introduction
2. Create Thumbnail Images
3. Create Beautiful Graphics with SVG
4. Simplify Your Graphics with Objects
5. Split One Image into Multiple Images
6. Create Graphs with PHP
7. Create Image Overlays
8. Access Your iPhoto Pictures with PHP
Chapter 5 Databases and XML
1. Hacks 34–50: Introduction
2. Design Better SQL Schemas
3. Create Bulletproof Database Access
4. Create Dynamic Database Access Objects
5. Generate CRUD Database Code
6. Read XML on the Cheap with Regular Expressions
7. Export Database Schema as XML
8. Create a Simple XML Query Handler for Database Access
9. Generate Database SQL
10. Generate Database Select Code
11. Convert CSV to PHP
12. Scrape Web Pages for Data
13. Suck Data from Excel Uploads
14. Load Your Database from Excel
15. Search Microsoft Word Documents
16. Create RTF Documents Dynamically
17. Create Excel Spreadsheets Dynamically
18. Create a Message Queue
Chapter 6 Application Design
1. Hacks 51–66: Introduction
2. Create Modular Interfaces
3. Support Wiki Text
4. Turn Any Object into an Array
5. Create XML the Right Way
6. Fix the Double Submit Problem
7. Create User-Customizable Reports
8. Create a Login System
9. Apply Security by Role
10. Migrate to MD5 Passwords
11. Make Usable URLs with mod_rewrite
12. Build an Ad Redirector
13. Add a Buy Now Button
14. Find Out Where Your Guests Are Coming From
15. Import Information from vCards
16. Create vCard Files from Your Application's Data
17. Create a Shopping Cart
Chapter 7 Patterns
1. Hacks 67–78: Introduction
2. Observe Your Objects
3. Create Objects with Abstract Factories
4. Flexible Object Creation with Factory Methods
5. Abstract Construction Code with a Builder
6. Separate What from How with Strategies
7. Link Up Two Modules with an Adapter
8. Write Portable Code with Bridges
9. Build Extensible Processing with Chains
10. Break Up Big Classes with Composites
11. Simplify APIs Using a Façade
12. Create Constant Objects with Singletons
13. Ease Data Manipulation with Visitors
Chapter 8 Testing
1. Hacks 79–85: Introduction
2. Test Your Code with Unit Tests
3. Generate Your Unit Tests
4. Check for Broken Links
5. Test Your Application with Simulated Users
6. Test Your Application with Robots
7. Spider Your Site
8. Generate Documentation Automatically
Chapter 9 Alternative UIs
1. Hacks 86–94: Introduction
2. Create Custom Maps with MapServer
3. Build GUI Interfaces with GTk
4. Send RSS Feeds to Your IM Application Using Jabber
5. IRC Your Web Application
6. Read RSS Feeds on Your PSP
7. Search Google by Link Graph
8. Create a New Interface for Amazon.com
9. Send SMS Messages from Your IM Client
10. Generate Flash Movies on the Fly
Chapter 10 Fun Stuff
1. Hacks 95–100: Introduction
2. Create Custom Google Maps
3. Create Dynamic Playlists
4. Create a Media Upload/Download Center
5. Check Your Network Game with PHP
6. Put Wikipedia on Your PSP
7. Create a Weather Showdown

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Installation and Basics

Hacks 1–2: Introduction

Install PHP

Install PEAR Modules

Chapter 2 Web Design

Hacks 3–10: Introduction

Create a Skinnable Interface

Build a Breadcrumb Trail

Create HTML Boxes

Add Tabs to Your Web Interface

Give Your Customers Formatting Control with XSL

Build Lightweight HTML Graphs

Properly Size Image Tags

Send HTML Email

Chapter 3 DHTML

Hacks 11–26: Introduction

Put an Interactive Spreadsheet on Your Page

Create Pop-Up Hints

Create Drag-and-Drop Lists

Build Dynamic HTML Graphs

Section Your Content with Spinners

Create Drop-Down Stickies

Create Dynamic Navigation Menus

Obscure JavaScript Dynamically

Build a DHTML Binary Clock

Tame Ajax with JSON

Make a DHTML Slideshow

Add Vector Graphics with PHP

Build a Color Selector

Create Link Graphs

Create an Interactive Calendar

Create the Google Maps Scrolling Effect

Chapter 4 Graphics

Hacks 27–33: Introduction

Create Thumbnail Images

Create Beautiful Graphics with SVG

Simplify Your Graphics with Objects

Split One Image into Multiple Images

Create Graphs with PHP

Create Image Overlays

Access Your iPhoto Pictures with PHP

Chapter 5 Databases and XML

Hacks 34–50: Introduction

Design Better SQL Schemas

Create Bulletproof Database Access

Create Dynamic Database Access Objects

Generate CRUD Database Code

Read XML on the Cheap with Regular Expressions

Export Database Schema as XML

Create a Simple XML Query Handler for Database Access

Generate Database SQL

Generate Database Select Code

Convert CSV to PHP

Scrape Web Pages for Data

Suck Data from Excel Uploads

Load Your Database from Excel

Search Microsoft Word Documents

Create RTF Documents Dynamically

Create Excel Spreadsheets Dynamically

Create a Message Queue

Chapter 6 Application Design

Hacks 51–66: Introduction

Create Modular Interfaces

Support Wiki Text

Turn Any Object into an Array

Create XML the Right Way

Fix the Double Submit Problem

Create User-Customizable Reports

Create a Login System

Apply Security by Role

Migrate to MD5 Passwords

Make Usable URLs with mod_rewrite

Build an Ad Redirector

Add a Buy Now Button

Find Out Where Your Guests Are Coming From

Import Information from vCards

Create vCard Files from Your Application's Data

Create a Shopping Cart

Chapter 7 Patterns